Meta-analysis supports Institute of Medicine’s vaccine safety findings
1. There is strong evidence that the measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine is not linked to autism but that it is linked ...
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Varicella vaccination not associated with increased adolescent disease burden
Image: PD 1. After implementation of varicella vaccination in children in 1995, the incidence of varicella decreased by approximately 90 ...
Rotavirus vaccination associated with decreased rates of health care utilization
Image: PD 1. Compared with pre-vaccine rates, this retrospective study found rotavirus-coded hospitalizations decreased as rotavirus vaccination rates of US ...
Delaying measles vaccination after 15 months may increase seizure risk
Image: PD 1. Vaccinations administered in the first year of life were not associated with increased risk of post-vaccination seizures, ...
Robust hepatitis B seroprotection in adolescence after immunization in infancy
Image: PD 1. Seroprotection after a challenge dose of hepatitis B (HB) vaccine was observed in 92% of adolescents (16-19 ...
Trivalent influenza vaccine effective in children under age 2
Image: PD 1. Trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) was found to be 85.5% effective in children aged 6 months to 2 ...
MMR vaccine not associated with autism [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. Among children born in Denmark during a 7-year study period, no increase in risk of developing autism ...
Measles risk elevated with earlier first vaccine dose
Image: PD 1. Children given their first of two measles vaccines at 15 months of age or older had a ...
Social networks play key roles in parental vaccination decisions
Image: PD Cordelia Ross and Leah H. Carr Reviewed by Dr. William V. Raszka, MD 1. Opinions of partners and spouses were ...